February 22, 2012

A Winning Perspective

Bud Walton Arena (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

It was a historic beatdown on Saturday evening. The worst loss in the 6,656 days since Bud Walton Arena opened its doors. But the game also ended another streak.

Florida 98, Arkansas 68

B.J. Young / Erik Murphy / Scottie Wilbekin (AP Photo/April L. Brown)

Erving Walker scored a career-high 31 points and the No. 14 Gators ended Arkansas’ perfect home record with a 98-68 win.

Tennessee 77, Arkansas 58

Mardracus Wade / Skylar McBee (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Adam Brimer)

Jordan McRae came off the bench to score 14 points as Tennessee beat Arkansas 77-58 on Wednesday night.

Arkansas 76, South Carolina 65

Julysses Nobles / R.J. Slawson (AP Photo/April L. Brown)

BJ Young scored 27 points Saturday as Arkansas set a record for victories at Bud Walton Arena with a 76-65 win over South Carolina.

Georgia 81, Arkansas 59

Julysses Nobles / Donte Williams (AP Photo/The Athens Banner-Herald, AJ Reynolds)

Gerald Robinson scored a career-high 27 points and Georgia ended a four-game losing streak by beating Arkansas 81-59 on Wednesday night.

Aggressive vs. Stupid

Mike Anderson (AP Photo/April L. Brown)

After taking two steps forward in their stellar win against Vanderbilt, the Hogs took one giant step back in the 71-65 loss at LSU on Saturday.

LSU 71, Arkansas 65

Julysses Nobles / Andre Stringer (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Ralston Turner had 16 points to pace four scorers in double figures for LSU in a 71-65 victory against Arkansas on Saturday.

Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 74

B.J. Young / Kyle Fuller (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Ricky Scott scored 18 points and the Razorbacks equaled their Southeastern Conference-best with nine 3s in pulling away to an 82-74 victory over No. 25 Vanderbilt.

Alabama 72, Arkansas 66

Rickey Scott / Andrew Steele (AP Photo/Dusty Compton)

Trevor Releford scored 18 points and Alabama snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Arkansas 72-66 on Saturday.

Arkansas 56, Auburn 53

Rickey Scott / Josh Langford (AP Photo/April L. Brown)

B.J. Young had 11 points as Arkansas remained undefeated in Bud Walton Arena with a 56-53 win over Auburn.